179
179
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
no one is calling mitt romney stupid. >> mitt romney is drowning in stupid people. they work for his campaign, they send clint eastwood out on the convention stage, they contribute money to his campaign. they ask him incredibly stupid questions at his fundraisers when we now have on tape. but as that same tape proves, the very stupidest person in mitt romney's life tonight is mitt romney. >> well, okay, but that was like 24 hours ago, which is like a year ago in this story so i forget about that part. what i meant to say is no republicans are calling him stupid. but wait, i guess a few are. so some are calling him stupid, but not all of them. but they will, all be calling him stupid around 9:00 p.m. on election night. tonight, nate silver of the new york times blog's forecasts that on that night, president obama will win 305 votes and ploim has a 75% chance of winning the election. >> that was a long lonely piece of tape. he was not for romney at the beginning. it was the establishment types that were for romney. rush was hoping for someone real and conservative and
no one is calling mitt romney stupid. >> mitt romney is drowning in stupid people. they work for his campaign, they send clint eastwood out on the convention stage, they contribute money to his campaign. they ask him incredibly stupid questions at his fundraisers when we now have on tape. but as that same tape proves, the very stupidest person in mitt romney's life tonight is mitt romney. >> well, okay, but that was like 24 hours ago, which is like a year ago in this story so i...
89
89
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 89
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt versus mitt is coming up next. and later it's mitt versus newt. [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a tighter family. ♪ wells fargo. together we'll go far. e s... wells fargo. with the parents and the cute little babs... well wait until your triplets move back home after college. we were enjoying our empty nest. and now it's just a nest full of laundry. lucky underwear. we were going through so much of that bargain detergent... and the clothes didn't look as good. but since we switched to tide, we use much less. their clothes are looking much more...uh... what's the word? clean? employable. [ female announcer ] one cap of tide give
mitt versus mitt is coming up next. and later it's mitt versus newt. [ female announcer ] you want family dinner to be special. dad, we want pizza. you guys said tacos. [ female announcer ] it doesn't always work out that way. you know what? we're spending too much money on eating out anyway. honey, come look at this. [ female announcer ] my money map from wells fargo is a free online tool that helps you track your spending. so instead of having to deal with a tight budget, you could have a...
148
148
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
♪ >>> remember way back a few months ago when newt gingrich when mitt romney would say mitt romney would be a disastrous debatetor against president obama? now he thinks he has the winning advice. be funny and insult the media. it always worked for newt. jonathan cape heart and ari mel ber are already laughing about that one and they will join me next. and in the rewrite toint, honey boo-boo and i will teach paul ryan and mitt romney something about family values. and we'll show you why they must lie when they talk about their opposition to marriage equalifity. that's coming up. one serving of cereal, a baseball. and one serving of fruit, a tennis ball. - you know, both parties agree. our kids can be healthier... the more you know. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long
♪ >>> remember way back a few months ago when newt gingrich when mitt romney would say mitt romney would be a disastrous debatetor against president obama? now he thinks he has the winning advice. be funny and insult the media. it always worked for newt. jonathan cape heart and ari mel ber are already laughing about that one and they will join me next. and in the rewrite toint, honey boo-boo and i will teach paul ryan and mitt romney something about family values. and we'll show you...
25
25
Sep 3, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
>> willard mitt romney, the mr. chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> willard mitt romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this hour, the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. >> i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to live by it. >> all of these folks who have worked with him throughout his life are still right there beside him. that just tel
>> willard mitt romney, the mr. chairman, and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. >> willard mitt romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the...
146
146
Sep 23, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
>> the moderate mitt romney. the mitt romney the author of the origin of obama care. and then the mitt romney against obama care and you have the mitt romney who was moderate on choice and now you have the mitt romney who wants to be conservative on rape and now now you have the mitt romney who says we're going to privatize medicare and there have been so many different mitt romneys. >> do you think part of that goes back to what david brooks was talking about? do you think part of that is because mitt romney at his core is more pragmatic perhaps than he would like for some folks to believe. that he's a noni'd lodealogue t to run in an ideological race? >> i think he's had to be so many different people during this campaign i think he's lost his stride. i don't think he knows who he is any more. i don't think he can remember all the positions he himself has held. when you have a candidate that gets so far away from what they were, they lose track of themselves and i the voters can smell that kind of ina inauthenticity 100 miles away. >> want to address one point. what
>> the moderate mitt romney. the mitt romney the author of the origin of obama care. and then the mitt romney against obama care and you have the mitt romney who was moderate on choice and now you have the mitt romney who wants to be conservative on rape and now now you have the mitt romney who says we're going to privatize medicare and there have been so many different mitt romneys. >> do you think part of that goes back to what david brooks was talking about? do you think part of...
154
154
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 1
that's the good news for mitt romney. if he exploits the debates to his favor and increases his standard beyond that of obama, he will fit right in. the bad news, romney has to beat obama to do it. and what a big night for politics, history and our bloled country. that's "hardball" for now. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, america. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 43 days until the 2012 election. only nine days until the first presidential debate. mitt romney thinks it's fair to pay a smaller tax rate than americans who earn $50,000 a year? you like that? this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> what's your big idea? >> freedom. >> now we know. mitt romney loves freedom and he loves his low tax rate. >> you think it is fair? >> yeah, i think it's the right way to encourage economic growth. >> tonight, richard wolf on mitt romn romney's definition of fair and dean baker on romney's ability to game the tax code with chinese investments. >> my expectation would be in the crunch in october, governo
that's the good news for mitt romney. if he exploits the debates to his favor and increases his standard beyond that of obama, he will fit right in. the bad news, romney has to beat obama to do it. and what a big night for politics, history and our bloled country. that's "hardball" for now. "the ed show" starts right now. >>> good evening, america. welcome to "the ed show" from new york. 43 days until the 2012 election. only nine days until the first...
130
130
Sep 13, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
bill crystal is defending mitt romney. he says romney is right to seize on this moment as an occasion to explain the difference between his foreign policy and president obama's. he's right to reject the counsel of the main stream media. how would you respond to that? >> i think bill crystal has a lot of equity in the romney/ryan ticket and he's trying to defend what i think is indefensible. what bill is not getting and what americans are becoming to get, it's not just this abhorrent day where he used the debt of an ambassador and a staff to take a political swipe of obama, incredibly unamerican act. but when you add it up with what was supposed to be a safe trip to israel, england and poland that really blue it up on romney, when you add it up with his comments about russia in the past, and you basically see a guy who's so mal adroit at large, his first two speeches had no sense. i've been trying to give him the benefit of the doubt at the time i said bad speech but he's got relatively good advisers around him. but those w
bill crystal is defending mitt romney. he says romney is right to seize on this moment as an occasion to explain the difference between his foreign policy and president obama's. he's right to reject the counsel of the main stream media. how would you respond to that? >> i think bill crystal has a lot of equity in the romney/ryan ticket and he's trying to defend what i think is indefensible. what bill is not getting and what americans are becoming to get, it's not just this abhorrent day...
623
623
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 623
favorite 0
quote 0
the president's first were to condemn mitt romney. i think that is not right. >> jon: the press seemed to echo that. the question is was that the appropriate response of the media given what happened. the former secretary of defense under george w. bush. here was this tweet from donald rumsfeld. the attack on our embassy says a result of perceived american weakness. mitt romney is right to point that out. is anyone in the media saying that? >> no, this is exactly the point. mitt romney is not just to be president but to be commander in chief. he was perfectly within his rights to say what he said being critical of the president's response. the bigger pointed we do have sitting commander in chief right now. this is about his policies that in large part have led to this islamist mess. we have elite press corps, one they are interested in the horse race they try to skew night political narrative and number two, they are in full protect obama mode. that is what you saw this week. what is happening in washington right now and the middle ea
the president's first were to condemn mitt romney. i think that is not right. >> jon: the press seemed to echo that. the question is was that the appropriate response of the media given what happened. the former secretary of defense under george w. bush. here was this tweet from donald rumsfeld. the attack on our embassy says a result of perceived american weakness. mitt romney is right to point that out. is anyone in the media saying that? >> no, this is exactly the point. mitt...
203
203
Sep 25, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt versus mitt is coming up next. and later it's mitt versus newt. >> does the government have a we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. >> does the government have a responsibility to provide health care to the 50 million americans who don't have it today? >> well, we do provide care for people who don't have insurance. if someone has a heart attack,
mitt versus mitt is coming up next. and later it's mitt versus newt. >> does the government have a we've all had those moments. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. monarch of marketing analysis. with the...
26
26
Sep 16, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain & company, which had a great pitch, help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea, instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits. and bain capital was born. early partner jeffrey rennart. >> it was a lot of long hours, a lot of late nights and a lot of learning but a lot of success. >> so what kind of a leader was mitt romney during those early years? >> i would say in the early years, mitt was a lead by example kind of leader. he -- you know, he dug in, did, you know, did analysis side by side with us. >> and it paid off. bain capital invested in more than 100 companies, nearly doubling its returns for clients annually. >> how you doing? >> romney made a lot of money. he would later claim, created a lot of jobs. but a former ban
mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain & company, which had a great pitch, help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea, instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits. and bain capital was born. early partner jeffrey rennart....
139
139
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
that's the problem for mitt romney. mitt romney made this problem. the obama campaign is basically just taking advantage of it. >> michael gerson, final word for you. obviously they are going to be in the bunker tonight thinking oh, my god, how do we get out of this, but there are ways to get out of it and we don't know quite what their strategy will be. do you think as things stand, that mitt romney can still win this election? >> oh, i think so. i think the president consistently at 50% or below in approval rating is a danger sign. presidents generally need to be in the very high 40s or low 50s in order to be re-elected. george bush was an exception in 2004, he was at 48% at his re-election. it's still a very tight race. you have 50 days. the problem is, this is a time when they need traction, when in fact they have a distraction. so i think this is wasting time. it's not only adding to a destructive stereotype, it's actually allowing them or not allowing them to gain some traction at a time that's really essential. >> michael gerson, charles blow,
that's the problem for mitt romney. mitt romney made this problem. the obama campaign is basically just taking advantage of it. >> michael gerson, final word for you. obviously they are going to be in the bunker tonight thinking oh, my god, how do we get out of this, but there are ways to get out of it and we don't know quite what their strategy will be. do you think as things stand, that mitt romney can still win this election? >> oh, i think so. i think the president consistently...
214
214
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 214
favorite 0
quote 0
you don't get that sense from mitt romney. mitt romney, the impression you get from him is that this is a loser and nobody wants a loser. >> you're putting the finger on incompetence is a crucial observation which i have not made. the totality of them, as you point out, this person isn't really competent at what he's trying to do. what he's trying to do right now is run for president. when you run for president you don't say that, you don't say that, and that may be what you're seeing in that poll number that says these people don't approve of the way he's running his campaign. >> absolutely. because you take the partisans, a separate issue, partisans are partisan because of policy. you believe that, you know, life begins at inception, it's hard to move from that position. if you believe in the sovereignty of your body, whoever you sleep with or how you choose to exercise your health, it's hard to move from that policy position. if you're one of the people in the middle. take or leave certain pieces of this and i'm kind of goi
you don't get that sense from mitt romney. mitt romney, the impression you get from him is that this is a loser and nobody wants a loser. >> you're putting the finger on incompetence is a crucial observation which i have not made. the totality of them, as you point out, this person isn't really competent at what he's trying to do. what he's trying to do right now is run for president. when you run for president you don't say that, you don't say that, and that may be what you're seeing in...
82
82
tv
eye 82
favorite 0
quote 0
he also has some advice for mitt romney. nobody probably on god's earth has a better idea of what mitt romney should do to win this election. you've been governor twice. you won two terms in florida. which going to be one of the key battlegrounds. your brother and your father were both president. he a guy who can relate to the ordinary american in the street? >> there's two factors to this. one is that he's been reluctant to share what's in his heart and who he is. the guy's have the bark scraped off him by an opponent. who wants to change the conversation away from his economic policy. i don't know if you know, we're a battleground state so we get a lot of tv ads. you would think mitt romney is everything, you know, should be in prison for first degree something i mean because -- >> he did all this i mean i was following the trail with the republican nominee race. to be fair to barack obama and the democrats mitt romney was beating up his opponents with equal vigor on the nominee race, wasn't he, they've both been at each o
he also has some advice for mitt romney. nobody probably on god's earth has a better idea of what mitt romney should do to win this election. you've been governor twice. you won two terms in florida. which going to be one of the key battlegrounds. your brother and your father were both president. he a guy who can relate to the ordinary american in the street? >> there's two factors to this. one is that he's been reluctant to share what's in his heart and who he is. the guy's have the bark...
190
190
Sep 26, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 0
what kind of a clinton bounce is mitt romney going to get? he told a good joke that's a b surprise that he eroueom bounce, right? >> first of all, i think hilalay clinton got a great bounce for 2016 out of that ear speech and also about the way clinton keeps rising in the s. mitt romney actually gave a pretty good speech at the clinton global initiative. he had a sense of humor, he talked about helping the poor, which struck me at lea as a lot better than that 47 speech. wctyte ecif, and you know, i think in the end, obama gets the boun whenever clinton appears on the screen. but clinton is so popularight now, particularly among swing voters, that even aew pictures with clinton might ta le ofeff obama's advantage. not much, but a little bit. so it was a smart thing for him to do. >> let's listen t bill clinton on cnn a short time ago talking about mitt romney and his 47% comment. ubn on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties because we now know that the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. until the current elect
what kind of a clinton bounce is mitt romney going to get? he told a good joke that's a b surprise that he eroueom bounce, right? >> first of all, i think hilalay clinton got a great bounce for 2016 out of that ear speech and also about the way clinton keeps rising in the s. mitt romney actually gave a pretty good speech at the clinton global initiative. he had a sense of humor, he talked about helping the poor, which struck me at lea as a lot better than that 47 speech. wctyte ecif, and...
164
164
Sep 28, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
he keeps track of mitt romney's lies in a series call mitt mendacity. great to have you with us tonight, steve. romney's own pollster said last month, we're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers. so why is romney's debate strategy to fact check the president? i find it interesting. >> that's a good question. i was thinking, on the way over here, how i haven't been in college for a long time, but i remember being a freshman and taking psych 101 and remember learning about something when people identify their most glaring faults and project those faults on to the other people. i'm think this is a great example of that. because mitt romney has demonstrated over the course of several months as one of the most dishonest i've ever seen. so for him to turn around and say he wants to look forward to using the debates to somehow suggest the president has been dishonest, i think that's a classic example of projection. >> you used the word dishonest twice. you have no problem with that? romney has a rough track record when it comes to telling
he keeps track of mitt romney's lies in a series call mitt mendacity. great to have you with us tonight, steve. romney's own pollster said last month, we're not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers. so why is romney's debate strategy to fact check the president? i find it interesting. >> that's a good question. i was thinking, on the way over here, how i haven't been in college for a long time, but i remember being a freshman and taking psych 101 and remember learning...
168
168
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt, this isn't working." "the new york times" reported on a gloomy and openly frustrated mood aboard the romney plane. one staffer said the campaign was turning into a vulgar, unprintable, phrase. these republicans, they know how devastating mitt romney's comments have been. the comments look even worse after watching a 1962 video, featuring mitt romney's mother talking about her husband when she was running for governor of michigan. >> there are those who say that since he's a man of considerable means, he really doesn't care about people. >> you know, we've only owned our home for the last four years. he was a refugee from mexico. he was on relief, welfare relief for the first years of his life. but this great country gave him opportunities. >> this photo shows mitt romney watching the video of his mother. it was taken by mitt romney's personal assistant. you have to wonder if his story, her story, has really sank in at all with mitt romney? it's a story that a lot of americans have. you never know who amon
mitt, this isn't working." "the new york times" reported on a gloomy and openly frustrated mood aboard the romney plane. one staffer said the campaign was turning into a vulgar, unprintable, phrase. these republicans, they know how devastating mitt romney's comments have been. the comments look even worse after watching a 1962 video, featuring mitt romney's mother talking about her husband when she was running for governor of michigan. >> there are those who say that since...
220
220
Sep 11, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
today he leads mitt romney by 6 points. a gallup poll of registered voters conducted before the convention showed them in a statistical tie. today in that poll president obama leads mitt romney by five points. rush limbaugh thinks polls showing president obama's lead are of course a media conspiracy. >> the polls now are just being used, it's another tool of voter suppression. i want to depress the heck out of you and they want to suppress your vote. i know that romney is not ideal and he ticks you off. this election isn't about him. he may as well be elmer fud. as for as we're concerned, we're voting against obama. >> the plit column reports that elmer if you'd advisors privately lament that state by state numbers are working in the president's favor. the map has many more roots to victory, said a top republican official. a new poll of ohio likely voters shows president obama leading mitt romney by five points, 50% to 45%. president obama won ohio in 2008, bush won ohio in 2004 and 2000. no republican has ever won the pres
today he leads mitt romney by 6 points. a gallup poll of registered voters conducted before the convention showed them in a statistical tie. today in that poll president obama leads mitt romney by five points. rush limbaugh thinks polls showing president obama's lead are of course a media conspiracy. >> the polls now are just being used, it's another tool of voter suppression. i want to depress the heck out of you and they want to suppress your vote. i know that romney is not ideal and he...
171
171
Sep 26, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
>> we heard early on as you said the mitt stabilizer, humanizing him, but i think maybe mitt was right when he said, at the fund-raiser that we're using ann sparingly so people don't get tired of her. because i think -- i'm not sure how well she's wearing, you know, anger, be it's very understandable, any political spouse has good reason to feel angry because it's hard to hear those kind of attacks on someone you love. definitely. and yet, it's not that appealing. it isn't just ann romney. i mean when bill clinton got angry on hillary's behalf, didn't work that well. when teresa heinz told a reporter to shove it, not the best moment. i think that ann romney has been having some of those moments. i actually think that she explained to us better than anybody why the choice for paul ryan, though, when she said early on he's looking for someone he feels comfortable with. >> and that was it. >> and i just think, you know, the whole paul ryan not being utilized correctly, i mean you usually hear that complaint from the vice presidential nominee's camp itself and you're not doing that and i t
>> we heard early on as you said the mitt stabilizer, humanizing him, but i think maybe mitt was right when he said, at the fund-raiser that we're using ann sparingly so people don't get tired of her. because i think -- i'm not sure how well she's wearing, you know, anger, be it's very understandable, any political spouse has good reason to feel angry because it's hard to hear those kind of attacks on someone you love. definitely. and yet, it's not that appealing. it isn't just ann...
529
529
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 529
favorite 0
quote 0
bob shrum on the victims mitt romney is dismissing. and richard wolf on romney's disastrous view of the middle east. >>> good to have you with us. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. for the better part of the year, mitt romney struggled to let voters know who he is. finally the real mitt romney stood up and it's not a pretty sight and very confusing. the hidden camera video from a fundraiser has been released in full. at one point during the $50,000 per plate dinner, romney talked about how he is refining his stump speech. less than 60 seconds after romney said president obama puts americans against each other, romney answered this question. >> romney claims the president is causing resentment mean americans. but romney himself is outlining a class war between two distinct halves of the country. romney stumbled to address the comments he made at a fundraiser in a late news conference last night. >> romney claims the president is causing resentment mean americans. but romney himself is outlining a class war between two d
bob shrum on the victims mitt romney is dismissing. and richard wolf on romney's disastrous view of the middle east. >>> good to have you with us. >>> good to have you with us. thanks for watching. for the better part of the year, mitt romney struggled to let voters know who he is. finally the real mitt romney stood up and it's not a pretty sight and very confusing. the hidden camera video from a fundraiser has been released in full. at one point during the $50,000 per plate...
70
70
tv
eye 70
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain and company, which has a great pitch -- help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> and by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea. instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits? and bain capital was born. early partner, jeffrey reinert. >> a lot of late nights, a lot of learning. but a lot of success. >> what kind of a leader was mitt romney during those early years? >> i would say in the early years, mitt was a lead-by-example kind of leader. he dug in, did analysis side by side with us. >> and it paid off. bain capital invested in more than 100 companies, nearly doubling its returns for clients annually. >> how are you doing? >> romney made a lot of money. and he would later claim created a lot of jobs. but a former bank colleague who talked off camera about whether
mitt romney was knee-deep in it. a rising star at a boston consulting group, bain and company, which has a great pitch -- help businesses make money by cutting costs. >> and by all accounts, mitt romney was very successful in advising companies how to improve their business operations. >> but soon romney's boss had a better idea. instead of just advising companies, why not buy them with investor money to generate huge profits? and bain capital was born. early partner, jeffrey...
126
126
Sep 18, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
i think the mitt romney moment that we now have seen gives us a better peek at who mitt romney is. remember, mitt romney's a guy that, unlike most americans, opened up bank accounts in swiss banks. he is a person who, unlike most americans, started a business on the cayman islands. mitt romney is a guy running for president who won't reveal the full extent of his tax returns. so, people want to take a peek at who mitt romney is, and the fact that we now got to peek into who he really is is giving americans a better sense of who he really would be if he were ever president. >> over the weekend, minority leader nancy pelosi said democrats have an excellent chance to take back the house. yesterday, though, senator dick durbin predicted republicans would keep control of the house, they'd keep control of the senate. where do you put the chances of a change in the house makeup? >> i think our chances are growing every day, not only because mitt romney is showing his true colors, but because when mitt romney chose congressman paul ryan to be his running mate, he made it very clear what re
i think the mitt romney moment that we now have seen gives us a better peek at who mitt romney is. remember, mitt romney's a guy that, unlike most americans, opened up bank accounts in swiss banks. he is a person who, unlike most americans, started a business on the cayman islands. mitt romney is a guy running for president who won't reveal the full extent of his tax returns. so, people want to take a peek at who mitt romney is, and the fact that we now got to peek into who he really is is...
227
227
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 227
favorite 0
quote 0
wasn't that mitt's voice we heard saying, i am mitt romney and i approve this message? who was it who has been out there backing 100% the obstructionist republican congress and its number one priority, to terminate the obama presidency through the filibuster. if romney's got it hard, perhaps it was he from the start using the dirty tools of the old days that's responsible. voter suppression, coded racial appeals, the filibuster. if he's having a tough month, maybe he's earned a few more. howard fineman and joy ann reid are here. first, new polls in the presidential race. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. according to a national journal poll, president obama leads mitt romney among likely voters by seven, 50% to 43%. the president also has a seven-point lead nationally in the new reason group princeton poll. he's at 52%, romney at 45%. two interesting state number from the purple strategies poll. in north carolina president obama has a two-point lead over mitt romney, 48%, 46%. the race is tightening in deep red arizona. that new purple strategies poll shows romney
wasn't that mitt's voice we heard saying, i am mitt romney and i approve this message? who was it who has been out there backing 100% the obstructionist republican congress and its number one priority, to terminate the obama presidency through the filibuster. if romney's got it hard, perhaps it was he from the start using the dirty tools of the old days that's responsible. voter suppression, coded racial appeals, the filibuster. if he's having a tough month, maybe he's earned a few more. howard...
257
257
Sep 27, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney isn't succeeding as a solo act so the romney campaign is putting mitt romney and paul ryan on the campaign trail together, sort of a karaoke duet, i guess. what does it tell you the big draw on the republican ticket is the number two guy? let me finish tonight with how the democratic party has a huge opportunity to grow after this election. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> now that there's no chance of a republican replacing todd akin in the missouri senate race, claire mccaskill is hitting akin hard for his we'll be right back. >>> there's an attempt on the right wing to delegitimatize president obama, an attempt to declare our president not really an american. >> i would like to have him show his birth certificate. >> i wish this president would learn how to how to be an american. >> no one's asked for my birth certificate. >> this talk and false welfare ads is what president obama faces in the next 41 days. alex wagner host of "now" on msnbc and eugene robinson is a pulitzer prize winning columnist for "the washington post." thanks for joining us tonight.
mitt romney isn't succeeding as a solo act so the romney campaign is putting mitt romney and paul ryan on the campaign trail together, sort of a karaoke duet, i guess. what does it tell you the big draw on the republican ticket is the number two guy? let me finish tonight with how the democratic party has a huge opportunity to grow after this election. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> now that there's no chance of a republican replacing todd akin in the...
176
176
Sep 1, 2012
09/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
[cheering] >> save a little for mitt. [laughter] >> when somebody does not do the job, we have to let 'em go. [cheering] >> the next president of the united states of america... mitt romney! >> president obam promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. my promise is to help you and your family. [cheering] >> good job, guys. that takes a lot of work. just a reminder, on monday, we will have bill's
[cheering] >> save a little for mitt. [laughter] >> when somebody does not do the job, we have to let 'em go. [cheering] >> the next president of the united states of america... mitt romney! >> president obam promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. my promise is to help you and your family. [cheering] >> good job, guys. that takes a lot of work. just a reminder, on monday, we will have bill's
118
118
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
WETA
tv
eye 118
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt romney is mixing up a whole bunch of ideas. the 47% who do not pay income tax which is a result of reagan, bush, and it bush jr. tax policies. half the population has no stake in income tax rate. it is a huge issue but not the way you want to talk about it. there is this culture of dependency which the obama administration is increasing in changing the welfare to work requirements. that is an issue. this way, he has an argument but he has to work his way out of a paper bag first. >> a couple of polls this week. nbc wall street journal poll. obama does not do well with foreign policy. what do these numbers tell you? >> there is a 19% one where obama will help the middle class more than mitt romney. that is a huge gap exacerbated by the 47%. mitt romney can get the conversation back to the economy and maybe can be more specific. but what he has to do is have a personality transplant said the middle class can identify with him. >> here is a number that would scare me. 43% now agree that each would do equally well on the economy. >
mitt romney is mixing up a whole bunch of ideas. the 47% who do not pay income tax which is a result of reagan, bush, and it bush jr. tax policies. half the population has no stake in income tax rate. it is a huge issue but not the way you want to talk about it. there is this culture of dependency which the obama administration is increasing in changing the welfare to work requirements. that is an issue. this way, he has an argument but he has to work his way out of a paper bag first. >>...
147
147
Sep 19, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
mitt, this isn'tworking. peggy noonan was of course writing in response to the release of a video last night showing mitt romney insulting and lying about 47% of the american people. both the romney campaign and the obama campaign spent the day reacting to the clip of the video that was released last night. >> 47% of the people are going to vote for him no matter what. they are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them. who believe they are entitleled to health care, foods are housing. they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. >> today president obama sat down with david letterman who, as it happens, was also mentioned by mitt romney on that same secret tape in an unconsulting and untrue way. we'll have more on romney versus letterman later. here is president obama's reaction to romney's seething resentment of the 47%. >> i don't know if you have seen the videotape, but i'm sure you know
mitt, this isn'tworking. peggy noonan was of course writing in response to the release of a video last night showing mitt romney insulting and lying about 47% of the american people. both the romney campaign and the obama campaign spent the day reacting to the clip of the video that was released last night. >> 47% of the people are going to vote for him no matter what. they are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that are victims, who believe that government has a...
295
295
Sep 22, 2012
09/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 295
favorite 0
quote 0
the problem for mitt romney is that the essential mitt romney for the final group of voters he needs is hidden. either in his tax returns or his behavior. and then what the democrats have been playing on is boy, what's hid season scary. that's why this video came out this week in which he spoke frankly about the 47% who support barack obama, said they were essentially moochers, i talked to a republican strategist who's worked in previous campaigns in the white house and said that felt like it was the first time i was seeing mitt romney. that's a problem. if your most a-- authentic moment is your most damaging moment, that's a problem. gwen: that's what i found interesting in watching that tape. he sounded like a political strategist more than a candidate. you've spent as much time on the campaign trail with mitt romney as any of us. is that what we see in that tape? >> you see it in off the record moments and on the plane sometimes. but you certainly don't see a candidate for the highest office in the world talking that candidly to danny -- donors behind closed doors. two reporters o
the problem for mitt romney is that the essential mitt romney for the final group of voters he needs is hidden. either in his tax returns or his behavior. and then what the democrats have been playing on is boy, what's hid season scary. that's why this video came out this week in which he spoke frankly about the 47% who support barack obama, said they were essentially moochers, i talked to a republican strategist who's worked in previous campaigns in the white house and said that felt like it...
26
26
Sep 1, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
the rambler still brings a smile to mitt's face whenever he runs into it on the campaign trail. .mitt comes of age during the wonder years of the 50s, time of elvis and eisenhower. >> mitt romney's childhood was not typical. he grew up in one of the wealthiest communities in the country, bloomfield hills, michigan, he grew up as a son of privilege, a family of great prominence and significant wealth and a lot was expected of him. >> and as the '50s meld into the '60s, mitt gets his first taste of politics, campaigning with his dad during his first successful run for governor of michigan in 1962. >> i actually went on the minivan that went from county fair to county fair, set up booths and would speak to people, explain why they should vote for my dad. i was 15. and it taught me a lot about how people make their decisions on matters of politics. sbots so, god of light and universal truth ♪ >> from middle school on, romney attends the cranbrook school. it's an all boy's prep school in bloomfield hills, michigan. one of his classmates is sidney barthwell, the only african american in r
the rambler still brings a smile to mitt's face whenever he runs into it on the campaign trail. .mitt comes of age during the wonder years of the 50s, time of elvis and eisenhower. >> mitt romney's childhood was not typical. he grew up in one of the wealthiest communities in the country, bloomfield hills, michigan, he grew up as a son of privilege, a family of great prominence and significant wealth and a lot was expected of him. >> and as the '50s meld into the '60s, mitt gets his...
261
261
Sep 21, 2012
09/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 261
favorite 0
quote 0
will mitt romney's problems pass? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later on in the the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, and the editorial director of the "huffington post" media group. howard, great to have you with us. >> hi, ed. >> why do i feel like the romney campaign is like a rural america, first time ever city commission race? >> well, that's the way a lot of other people see it, including priva privately, i would say, karl rove. if you read the rest of that piece, he said, this too shall pass, but the next naphase is crucial, meaning mitt romney has to get on message, whatever that message ultimately is and perform at a superhuman level and deliver a hard to imagine knockout blow to the president in the first presidential debate. i've covered a lot of these campaign, ed, and i watched some succeed and i watched them fall apart. this one at this point, 47 days b
will mitt romney's problems pass? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later on in the the show. i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc news political analyst, and the editorial director of the "huffington post" media group. howard, great to have you with us. >> hi, ed. >> why do i feel like the romney campaign is like a rural america, first...